![]() ![]() In Polish the sentiment is rather more definite: “Drown your bug (i.e. In Traditional Chinese, used in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the phrase adds a polite ‘please’: “Please keep calm (and we) should persist till the end” In Vietnamese, a steadying: “Be calm to face the situation” The Japanese version focuses more on avoiding panic: “Don’t panic, don’t fuss, don’t be flustered” in Mainland China, the slogan reads: “Keep calm, head on straight” The French version is very close to the original. The spirit of Greece is nicely summed up in the phrase: “Relax and look ahead”? In Turkish: “Keep yourself calm, do whatever you have decided to do without paying attention to what others say”Ĭould the German version be poking fun at the Brits in this translation: “To wait and drink tea”? Now the message has taken on a new lease of life in our troubled peacetime. In Russian, a rallying cry: “Go ahead and be afraid of nothing!” Millions of copies of the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster were printed on the eve of World War II, but never displayed. We think it is rather beautiful in Hindi: “Calm mind, make effort” Our very favourite, from our Italian colleagues: “I am Italian and I cannot keep calm”Ī more relaxed, if not slightly impractical, approach from the Spanish: “Keep calm and take a nap” In Brazilian Portuguese, the slogan translates as “Keep calm and keep your head up!” Let us know what you think – if you would like us to do a translation for your language that isn’t already included, or if you have comments on the translations we’ve done, please let us know on our Facebook page. This Keep Calm And Let The British Guy Handle It design has been created using a Keep Calm font, Crown icon and a Unionflag background. (Secretly, we have a vision of athletes taking home T-shirts, mugs, posters or keyrings of this very British phrase, and sharing the spirit of Keep Calm and Carry On at home…) Check out our wide range of personalised Keep Calm gifts that you can customise and buy with the 'Keep Calm And Let The British Guy Handle It' saying. (9' x 6') Flag Flags Keep Calm & Carry On Union Jack British Bunting 3 Metres 10 (9' x 6') Flag Flags Keep Calm & Carry On Union Jack. Please feel free to download and share the images. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Keep Calm and & Carry on Flag Union Jack British Royal Flags Wartime 5x3 Feet at the best online prices at eBay Free delivery for many products. Here it is, in Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese. To celebrate, we wanted to find something unmistakably British, something that sums up the very spirit of Britishness, to boost the morale of all those visitors and athletes descending on the UK.Īnd what could be more British than “Keep Calm and Carry On”? So we ‘transcreated’ the original phrase into other languages, using native speakers to keep the spirit of the original while making it meaningful in each country, and reflecting local cultural values. This summer the UK will host a record number of foreign visitors to our shores. ![]()
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